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kk94's review
5.0
„Offside” is a MM romance by Alison Hendricks. It’s a fourth book in the Eastshore Tigers series.
This story follows Lance and Beau.
Lance is an ex NFL player, who came to Eastshore after ending his career. His life isn’t easy - change of career, new place to live and a divorce are weighing him down.
Beau is a typical college student - he plays football, he loves a good party and has some problems of his own.
When the two of them meet and then start to work together, with Lance as a Coach, tentative friendship starts to build between them. It soon transforms to a mutual attraction and deeper feelings.
But with Lance’s life being thrown all over the news and Beau’s problems, will they be able to build a real, meaningful relationship?
First of all, clear out your schedule - this book is so engaging, you won’t be able to put it down. The plot is believable, well paced and there’s never a dull point. I loved both Lance and Beau, they felt real, so it was easy to connect to them. This book definitely put a smile on my face :)
Highly recommended!
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book & this is an honest & unbiased review.*
This story follows Lance and Beau.
Lance is an ex NFL player, who came to Eastshore after ending his career. His life isn’t easy - change of career, new place to live and a divorce are weighing him down.
Beau is a typical college student - he plays football, he loves a good party and has some problems of his own.
When the two of them meet and then start to work together, with Lance as a Coach, tentative friendship starts to build between them. It soon transforms to a mutual attraction and deeper feelings.
But with Lance’s life being thrown all over the news and Beau’s problems, will they be able to build a real, meaningful relationship?
First of all, clear out your schedule - this book is so engaging, you won’t be able to put it down. The plot is believable, well paced and there’s never a dull point. I loved both Lance and Beau, they felt real, so it was easy to connect to them. This book definitely put a smile on my face :)
Highly recommended!
*I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book & this is an honest & unbiased review.*
teenykins's review
3.0
Okay so I love reading sports romances even though I have no idea about baseball or American football, but I'm not sure I'll continue reading this author.
The reason? There's angst, there's love, there's hotness but I'm not anxious to read more, the plot is just okay and her story telling is dry. I mean reading a book should be an experience nor something you weight to do against playing Subway Surfers or Old MacDonald's Farm or Blossom Blast.
The reason? There's angst, there's love, there's hotness but I'm not anxious to read more, the plot is just okay and her story telling is dry. I mean reading a book should be an experience nor something you weight to do against playing Subway Surfers or Old MacDonald's Farm or Blossom Blast.
cadiva's review
4.0
Another great addition to the Eastshore Tigers world
There's something truly addictive about books set in the heady world of American Football, where there's so much testosterone flying about you'd be forgiven for wanting to stop and take a breath. This one's no exception.
Hendricks' Eastshore Tigers series has been both humorous and heartbreaking at times as her pen puts the spotlight on a bunch of young guys making their way into adult life with the added complications of being gay or bisexual in a heavily over masculine sports world where bucking the trend is not considered a good thing.
The pressures to confirm to stereotypes are neatly played out in Hendricks' stories and this one takes things deeper into the sometimes seedy world behind the spotlight.
My heart felt for Lance, the feelings of disappointment and betrayal he had from his time in the NFL and how his life was never his own. Beau broke my heart though, thinking playing the party boy was his only way of validating his existence and forgetting about his shifty home life.
I was on the edge throughout with the tensions amping up towards the big game changer and when it came I was there, anxiously hoping all would be well.
I liked this pairing very much, it wasn't all hearts and flowers, there were real obstacles in their relationship and it made the payoff all the more sweeter for it.
There's something truly addictive about books set in the heady world of American Football, where there's so much testosterone flying about you'd be forgiven for wanting to stop and take a breath. This one's no exception.
Hendricks' Eastshore Tigers series has been both humorous and heartbreaking at times as her pen puts the spotlight on a bunch of young guys making their way into adult life with the added complications of being gay or bisexual in a heavily over masculine sports world where bucking the trend is not considered a good thing.
The pressures to confirm to stereotypes are neatly played out in Hendricks' stories and this one takes things deeper into the sometimes seedy world behind the spotlight.
My heart felt for Lance, the feelings of disappointment and betrayal he had from his time in the NFL and how his life was never his own. Beau broke my heart though, thinking playing the party boy was his only way of validating his existence and forgetting about his shifty home life.
I was on the edge throughout with the tensions amping up towards the big game changer and when it came I was there, anxiously hoping all would be well.
I liked this pairing very much, it wasn't all hearts and flowers, there were real obstacles in their relationship and it made the payoff all the more sweeter for it.
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